Science
‘Sleeping giant’ Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists find – The Guardian
Exclusive: expedition discovers new source of greenhouse gas off East Siberian coast has been triggered
Scientists have found evidence that frozen methane deposits in the Arctic Ocean known as the sleeping giants of the carbon cycle have started to be released over a large area of the continental slope off the East Siberian coast, the Guardian can reveal.
High levels of the potent greenhouse gas have been detected down to a depth of 350 metres in the Laptev Sea near Russia, prompting concern among researchers that a new climate feedback loop may have been triggered that could accelerate the pace of…
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